DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MAY 23, 2025

As grant professionals/grant writers, we strategize how to use powerful words. This blog series allows us the joy of examining our favorite words and lamenting our not-so-favorite words. For grant writers, the word can represent a tormenting impossibility at times. That skill is our superpower. Join us in the fun!

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Grant Grants Logic Model Grant Writing 52

Grant Professionals Association

JUNE 11, 2025

Before AI, cloud-based platforms, and fancy grant management software, grant writing was a hands-on, paper-filled, finger-cramping journey. Program design tools help us structure our logic models and theories of change. That napkin? That’s the birthplace of some of the best nonprofit program designs.

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Logic Model Grant Grants Grant Management Software 52

Grant Training Center

MAY 30, 2023

Grant Writing Expertise: Possess a strong understanding of the grant writing process. They are familiar with best practices, strategies, and common pitfalls in grant writing. They stay updated on funding trends, policy changes, and best practices in grant writing.

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Grant Professionals Association

JULY 2, 2024

Keith supports nonprofits and small and large businesses with professional grant writing and digital content writing needs and challenges, including county, state, federal, and foundation grants as well as web pages and online articles and blog posts. Author Bio: Keith Nickolaus, Ph.D.

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Demographics Logic Model Grant Writing GPC 59

Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 28, 2023

I’ve written grants, primarily federal grants, for more than 30 years, but my love is creative writing. Some might see creative writing as antithetical to federal grant writing. After all, we’re not writing fiction, and we can’t make things up. The logic model. In a federal grant?

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Federal Grants Logic Model Grant Grants 52

Grant Professionals Association

MARCH 15, 2024

This entails creating clear program logic models, outcomes frameworks, and evaluation plans that align with the organization's mission and vision.Partnerships and Collaborations: It cannot be emphasized enough that building partnerships and collaborations with other organizations, stakeholders, and funders is crucial.

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Grant Readiness Readiness Grant Grants 59

Grant Professionals Association

JULY 25, 2023

But long before this impact occurs, when the grant is still just an idea, the grant writer is trying to wrangle three or four other non-profits to all work together on this “collaborative project.” But do I know deep down in my grant-writing soul that collaboration is often necessary? I’ll let you be the judge.

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